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West Bloomington 147.090+ Tone: None Central Bloomington Analog/Fusion 443.175+ DCS: 165
West Bloomington 147.090+ Tone: None Central Bloomington Analog/Fusion 443.175+ DCS: 165
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President: Bill Mitchell AEØEE Vice President: Martha Krogstad KEØTL Secretary: Dan Royer KEØOR Treasurer: Brian Gaffney KNØWN
Jim, K0QEI, has passed along this information on an upcoming transmitter hunt in the Twin Cities metro area:
The Hams of Insignificant Value will be holding a Fox Hunt on Saturday October 3, 2020. The hunt will begin at 1330 hours.
The meeting point will be at the West Saint Paul City Hall, 1616 Humboldt Avenue (behind the big dome near Robert Street and Wentworth Ave). Gathering will start at 1230, but if you need more time to get set up, you may arrive earlier. There should be ample room in the north lot
There will be 3 Foxes. The frequency of the first fox will be given prior to the start of the hunt and hunters will be given time, if they choose, to position themselves in the area or remain at the meet point. The fox will be then be turned on at 1330 hours. The frequency for Fox 2 will be given at Fox 1 and Fox 3 at Fox 2. Fox 3 will provide details for the finish/meeting point for the end of the hunt.
There will be driving and walking involved as each fox is roughly 1-2 miles apart.
Talk-in and assistance will be on 146.52 simplex.
RSVP to N0EIZ(at)ARRL.net
RSVP is not required, but requested to determine number of hunters.
08/22/2020
Date: 08/22/2020
Location: Crow Wing County Fairgrounds
2000 13th St SE
Brainerd, MN 56401
Website: http://brainerdham.org
Sponsor: Brainerd Area Amateur Radio Club
Type: ARRL Hamfest
Talk-In: 147.225
Public Contact: Lyle Amundson , K0LFV
08/22/2020
Date: 08/22/2020
Location: Worthington Regional Airport
1698 Airport Road
Worthington, MN 56187
Website: http://https://www.facebook.com/groups/NPRRC/
Sponsor: Northern Plains Regional Radio Council
Type: ARRL Hamfest
Talk-In: 146.67 (PL 141.3)
Public Contact: Randy Donahue , WB0ZSO
http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/northern-plains-regional-radio-council-hamfest-4
Bloomington AUXCOMM and Bloomington Amateur Radio Association (BARA) monthly meetings will be held online via ZOOM.
Bloomington AUXCOMM starts at 7 P.M.
BARA starts at 7:30 P.M.
Join over 20,000 hams already registered for this online event
Participate in this ground breaking, virtual international amateur radio expo. Packed with world renowned speakers, exhibitors, and special conference rooms built on a virtual reality platform. Attend from the convenience of your desktop, laptop, tablet, or smartphone.Coming to your laptop, tablet, and smartphone on:
August 8 and 9, 2020
Registration and more information at https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com/
Normally we take the month of August off. Year 2020 isn’t normal.
I don’t have an agenda. It would be good to see everyone’s smiling faces.
A Zoom meeting invitation was sent to all members. If you are new to our organization or didn’t get the invite sent on July 29, contact k0bbc@arrl.net for an invite
$10 Sellers at 7AM
$5 Buyers at 8AM
Talk in 146.76 PL 114.8
For more information https://tcfmc.org/
Although Dayton Hamvention is canceled this year, the Contest University has been moved online and will be free via Zoom. It runs from 1245z to ~2300z Thursday May 14 (7:45 AM to 6:00 PM CDT), and will have a great deal of interesting information from some very experienced operators. This is an incredible opportunity, and at a price that can’t be beat. Check it out if you have the time.
After going through the courses, there will be a contest Saturday that should be a great time to apply your new knowledge: the Hamvention QSO Party. It runs from 1200-2359z Saturday 5/16 (7 AM to 6:59 PM CDT), and the exchange is a signal report (59 on single-sideband voice or 5NN on Morse code) plus the four-digit year you first attended Hamvention or 2020 if you’ve never been.
Bloomington AUXCOMM has Metro Skywarn net control duty Monday May 11th through 24th.
Click here for a PDF file of NØNKI Eric Osterberg’s DMR Code Plug Presentation
Thank you Eric for being the guest presenter at our May 2020 virtual meeting